Maya Puthagam

Maya Puthagam (transl. Magic book) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language fantasy thriller film directed by Rama Jayaprakash. The film stars Ashok Kumar and Abarnathi along with Srikanth, Aadukalam Naren, Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy and K S G Venkatesh supporting roles.^[1]

Maya Puthagam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rama Jayaprakash
Written by	Rama Jayaprakash
Produced by	B Vinod Jain
Starring	Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan Abarnathi Srikanth
Cinematography	Arumugam
Edited by	Priyan
Music by	Ravi Vijayanand
Production company	Jaguar Studios
Release date	19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan as Guru
• Abarnathi as Panchamadevi
• Srikanth as Yoga Narasimha
• Aadukalam Naren as Rangaraja Yaadhavrayar
• Pawan
• Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy
• K S G Venkatesh
• Ilavarasu as Sambasivam
• Dasarathi Narasimhan as Vikram

Production

The film noted the debut direction for director Rama Jayaprakash.^[2]

Reception

Maalai Malar critic rated two point five out of five and stated that "The first half of the screenplay moves to a dilapidated bungalow, opening the door to a room that is made for ghost movies, and the scares."^[3]

Abhinav Subramanian of Times of india wrote that "Maya Puthagam is a film that promises magic but delivers mediocrity" and rated two out of five star.^[4]